Azimuth and the Fozgometer

I just had a look at the Cartright. Now THAT is what I call a TEST INSTRUMENT! All the more credible because of the vast phono cartridge experience of the designer.

No disrespect to Jim Fosgate, he certainly has lots of experience with phono reproduction, though with more emphasis on multi-channel and noise-reduction designs. If the Cartright can do what it describes, then it's definitely worth the price of four Fozgometers!

Like Doug and some others, I tend to cast a jaundiced eye on "setup aids" of all stripes -- in my case, usually, for these two reasons:
1.) I'm cheap, and don't want to spend a lot of money on something I may use only once or twice (my time isn't worth THAT much ;--)
2.) I'm smart enough and clever enough to (usually) come up with a DIY test solution that is as good, if not better, than the 'store-bought' variety. Lucky me . . . .

But if the Soundsmith device can do what it claims, and in such a simple/elegant/efficient way, than I'm going to start saving for it. I'm in!
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Mauidj, I thought "baited breath" looked funny so I googled it. It actually should be "bated breath" where bated is a contraction of abated or almost not breathing in anticipation. Thanks for the fun of looking up all these crazy words and phrases in English. As usual, Shakespeare is credited for first using it.

Some people will spend $5000.00 on a cartridge and another $5K on a tonearm in a blink of an eye but will cheap out on a "proper" alignment protractor and digital scale and on and on... and rely solely on their "trusted" ears.

I do not have a FOZ. The Cartright...... where do i line up??

Call to Peter Lederman. Stop making cartridges for a few weeks and get this thing tested and on to the market. The market is flooded with all kinds of cartridges. We need something to align them properly. Not more cartridges.

Tbg. Many thanks for the insight. Yes...had I thought through the meaning then I would have spelt it correctly. How often we say things without being fully conscious of what we are saying.
Aloha!

Dear Madfloyd, You are the umpteenth person to be stumped by the operation of the Fozgometer. I have not even seen one first hand, but I wrote above and elsewhere that the instruction manual must be sorely lacking, if indeed gave you one when you buy the Foz. My point: have you read and re-read the owners manual, assuming there is one? Does it address your issue? If not, call the maker. None of us here will know as much about this product as they do (or should). I think that to assist you properly, one must understand how the Fox is supposed to work, how it arrives at what it calls proper azimuth adjustment. There are several electronic methods and several endpoint goals one could aim for. The best set of tools I ever saw for azimuth is the Dr. Feickert kit. Unfortunately, it is even more expensive than the Foz.